Each moment of noting is a moment of purification, a moment of cultivating the path.

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

The eye with which I see Buddha is the same eye with which Buddha sees me.

The basic teaching of Buddhism is the teaching of transiency, or change.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

Altruism is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the survival of humanity.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back.

Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.

What we call "I" is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.

Understanding at the intellectual level is not enough. There must be experience at the actual level.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

The nature of everything is illusory and ephemeral, those with dualistic perception regard suffering as happiness, like they who lick the honey from a razor's edge.

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.

The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.

Meditation is not just about sitting quietly, it's about transforming the mind.

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

The key to the Buddha's teaching is not grasping, not trying to hold onto things that are essentially impermanent and unstable.